When we bloggers quote another blogger, we should always link to their blog with proper credit.
I attempt to give double links. I like to link to the blog itself, as a means of courtesy blog identification. I then link to the appropriate post. That post can be linked via permalink or trackback.
The important thing is to establish the credit to the blogger.
The mainstream media is now checking and quoting blogs. They should give credit to their blogger sources as well.
Steve Rubel of the tremendous public relations blog Micro Persuasion has decided to do something about the problem of giving link credit.
Steve has started an online petition for signatories to agree to give proper link credit to other bloggers.
The online petition reads as follows:
To: The Blogosphere Community
In order for the blogosphere to be taken seriously as a news medium, bloggers themselves should commit to crediting/sourcing the other members of our community who break legitimate news. In signing this petition, you indicate that you promise to abide by these practices from today on forward.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
There are currently 72 signatures on the online petition.
One of them is mine.
I signed.
I agreed to provide proper credit and linkage to the source blog.
I have always tried to do exactly that.
Join with us in supporting giving credit for posts to bloggers.
Sign the online petition.
Make the committment to properly credit all other bloggers.
Right now!
